FMC Commissioner Bentzel and DCSA collaborate on maritime data standards
31 Mar 2023The meeting was part of Commissioner Bentzel’s Maritime Transportation Data Initiative (MTDI) of which the final recommendations will be published soon.
Extending JIT standards framework to include 110 timestamps
July 05, 2022 – DCSA has published Just-in-Time (JIT) Port Call Data Definitions version 1.2 Beta. The release includes interface standards and messaging API specifications for 110 trade-agnostic event timestamps, enabling the full cycle of planning for all nautical services including pilotage, towage, mooring and other vessel services.
DCSA JIT interface standards allow carriers, ports, terminals and other service providers involved in a port call to exchange event data in a uniform way, enabling automated data exchange. Widespread adoption of DCSA JIT port call standards will benefit stakeholders in the following areas:
DCSA JIT port call standards enable practical implementation of the principles described in a recently published IMO study—Just In Time Arrival – Emissions reduction potential in global container shipping. The study estimates that between 4% (12h before arrival) and 14% (port to port) of the fuel used per voyage can be saved, representing 6 to 19 million tons of CO2 saved per year by improving port call efficiency. This is equal to 3% to 10% of the total emissions of the container shipping industry1.
Open for feedback
DCSA Just-in-Tine Port Call Data Definitions 1.2 Beta is open to public review and feedback for a three-month period beginning July 5. Interested parties can download the standards and provide feedback at www.dcsa.org/feedback. Once the review period is ended, DCSA will revise the standards based on input and publish the official release of DCSA Just-in-Time Port Call Data Definitions 1.2 within a three-month timeframe.
The DCSA Just-in-Time Port Call Data Definitions 1.2 Beta publication comprises the following set of documents:
In addition to these documents, DCSA has published an API definition on the SwaggerHub open-source API development platform, and a reference implementation is available on GitHub.
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